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The coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to dominate global headlines as its spread continues and everyone is urged to follow World Health…

On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Centre for Citizen’s Conservation (CECIC) conducted a community local screening of several movement-building films at Bright Academy Secondary School in Uganda to raise awareness on the negative impacts of oil activities on communities and biodiversity.

Last week Ugandan environmental defenders working around issues of environment and extractives met in Kampala for a 5-day workshop on…

It’s incredible: in just the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed a huge global shift in money being pulled out of…

The workshop offered a space to discuss the present renewable energy plans in the Municipality, the failures and successes in the implementation of the pre-existing plans and finally the GROC team worked alongside the community to draft the renewable energy plan of the Adentan Municipality that is more viable.

Community members of Kogi and Gombe states alongside others in Nigeria intend to continue raising their voices to ensure their right to a clean and healthy environment filled with sustainable prosperity.

350.org launched the Climate Defenders report on Human Rights Abuses by Fossil Fuel Companies. The report highlighted some specific cases from Africa where companies such as Shell in Nigeria) and Amu Power in Lamu (Kenya) are involved. The report shows successful strategies that activists are taking to fight these cases.

Divestment from fossil fuels has been gaining quite the momentum globally in the last few years. This week two youth groups in Kenya and Nigeria took action, joining the Fossil Fuel Divestment Day. 

The climate movement has in the last couple of years taken a new turn world over. Now more than ever…

Exciting news! The Mail & Guardian and the Eugene Saldanha Memorial Fund, a project of CAF Southern Africa, are looking for a fellow to…